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bush. if you look at his first achievement as president, first in 2001, then in 2003, it was cutting income tax rates on almost all americans, including the middle class, including the upper class, while they've been phased out for the very urch end of the income spectrum, for all those lower, middle, upper middle income taxpayers thoashz bush era tax rates are now frozen forever. they can be changed by congress every time but they no longer have an expiration date. >> woodruff: steven dennis ydid that happen? we know the white house didn't want that originally. >> this is about leverage. mitch mcconnell was looking at the long run here and saying, okay, if these tax cuts keep expiring, thel keep being used as leverage against us because we'll face automatic tax increases which we really don't want as republicans. by taking that off the table, making them permanent, he gave the president a lot of what he wanted in this deal, which angered some of folks in his base, but he got a permanent so
bush. if you look at his first achievement as president, first in 2001, then in 2003, it was cutting income tax rates on almost all americans, including the middle class, including the upper class, while they've been phased out for the very urch end of the income spectrum, for all those lower, middle, upper middle income taxpayers thoashz bush era tax rates are now frozen forever. they can be changed by congress every time but they no longer have an expiration date. >> woodruff: steven...
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bush is 88, and the nation's oldest living former president. he was hospitalized the day after thanksgiving, after suffering bronchitis. later he was transferred to intensive care when a fever developed. the hospital said today mr. bush will continue physical therapy to rebuild his strength. on wall street today, stocks ended the day with very little movement as investors waited for a slew of earnings reports later this week. the dow jones industrial average gained nearly 19 points to close at 13,507. the nasdaq fell eight points to close above 3117. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn to the west african nation of mali, where a war between radical islamists and government forces has been waged for nearly nine months. the militants gained control of the north-- some two-thirds of the country-- last summer and imposed sharia law. the united states and other western countries have largely stayed out of the conflict despite worries of a wider threat to the region. that all changed friday when the fre
bush is 88, and the nation's oldest living former president. he was hospitalized the day after thanksgiving, after suffering bronchitis. later he was transferred to intensive care when a fever developed. the hospital said today mr. bush will continue physical therapy to rebuild his strength. on wall street today, stocks ended the day with very little movement as investors waited for a slew of earnings reports later this week. the dow jones industrial average gained nearly 19 points to close at...
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bush nor george h.w. bush were in washington today. the president's arrival was greeted with applause and the lawmakers praised one another in bipartisan toasts and gift exchanges. speaker of the house john boehner presented flags to the first family and appealed for renewed political cooperation. >> we gather in the old hall to better hear one another >> ifill: moments later president obama echoed that appeal for cooperation >> i recognize that democracy is not always easy. and i recognize there are profound differences in this room. but i just want to say thank you for your service and i want to thank your families for their service because regardless of our political persuasions and perspectives i know that all of us serve because we believe that we can make america for future generations. and i'm confident that we can act at this moment in a way that makes a difference. >> ifill: and before they left the building, the group paused to look at the bus bust of dr. martin luther king, jr. that sits under the capital rotunda. then back
bush nor george h.w. bush were in washington today. the president's arrival was greeted with applause and the lawmakers praised one another in bipartisan toasts and gift exchanges. speaker of the house john boehner presented flags to the first family and appealed for renewed political cooperation. >> we gather in the old hall to better hear one another >> ifill: moments later president obama echoed that appeal for cooperation >> i recognize that democracy is not always easy....
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bush's second inaugural in 2005. to accommodate visitors and make money, official inaugural shops are selling all kinds of memorabilia, and luxury hotels such as the willard intercontinental have been advertising specialty packages, including "the oval suites" for $5,700 a night. the capitol has been readied over the last weeks and months. not much is left to chance. over 13,000 military have been game-planning the parade, traffic, crowd control since the summer. >> we have rehearsal of concept drills-- r.o.c. drills-- that we bring out a large map, and go through each individual stage and break it down in timeline with locations. and each section that has a responsibility goes through their portion and says exactly when they will be in specific situations. if you can imagine when you've seen old war movies, they've had a table top with all these moving pieces-- this is the exact same thing. >> the mac is responsible for getting information out. >> suarez: at this secret government operations center in the washington
bush's second inaugural in 2005. to accommodate visitors and make money, official inaugural shops are selling all kinds of memorabilia, and luxury hotels such as the willard intercontinental have been advertising specialty packages, including "the oval suites" for $5,700 a night. the capitol has been readied over the last weeks and months. not much is left to chance. over 13,000 military have been game-planning the parade, traffic, crowd control since the summer. >> we have...
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bush administration. he's the author of "the wars of afghanistan." peter tomsen, let's start with you. what jumps out at you. help us decode what was in that meeting, what was most pournt. >> is think what jumped out at me mostly was the acceleration in the transition. which i think is good. that american troops are going to be leaving at a faster clip. and also on the function side, so to speak that the role of american troops in combat as was mentioned in the clip is going to be phased out. also, what president karzai said on elections i thought was excellent because there has been a lot of concer that the election schedule for 2014 might end up like the elections in 200 the when there was a good deal of fraud. as you might recall. then i was very pleased to see the comments on women, the emphasis on gender equality. and also immunity for our troops. president karzai, i thought, basically accepted that axiom which we followed throughout the world. >> brown: let me ask said jawad what did president karzai come mere most wanting. what is most importa
bush administration. he's the author of "the wars of afghanistan." peter tomsen, let's start with you. what jumps out at you. help us decode what was in that meeting, what was most pournt. >> is think what jumped out at me mostly was the acceleration in the transition. which i think is good. that american troops are going to be leaving at a faster clip. and also on the function side, so to speak that the role of american troops in combat as was mentioned in the clip is going to...
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those bush tax cuts are now pretty much permanent. they are now built into law, they are no longer temporary. it will be very difficult to revisit them but not impossible. i think the president could and should go back and see if it's possible for the wealthy in this country, who have not been nearly this wealthy ever before, taking home a larger percentage of total income than they have in 60 years to contribute a little bit more to deficit reduction. the other point i want to make in response to both douglas and mia's points about entitlement reform ishat the real long-term problem is not entitlements per se. the long-term problem is health care costs that continue to go up for this nation coupled with baby boomers who were going to require more and more health care. those health care costs are now 18% of total gross domestic product, the total economy. and those are we what we have to deal with and we have to get control over them. medicare is not the problem. medicare costs are going up because health care costs are going up. >> b
those bush tax cuts are now pretty much permanent. they are now built into law, they are no longer temporary. it will be very difficult to revisit them but not impossible. i think the president could and should go back and see if it's possible for the wealthy in this country, who have not been nearly this wealthy ever before, taking home a larger percentage of total income than they have in 60 years to contribute a little bit more to deficit reduction. the other point i want to make in response...
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bush administration. the 42-year-old cruz defeated his democratic challenger by a wide margin in the november election, with strong support from the tea party. he took the seat of republican kay bailey hutchison, who retired. over the weekend, cruz said he would find it "very difficult" to support chuck hagel for defense secretary. cruz charged the former nebraska senator had "advocated weakness" in his foreign policy views. i spoke with him last friday from capitol hill. welcome, senator ted cruz. congratulations. let's start out talking about washington. most americans seem to think this city is dysfunctional. they have a very low opinion of the congress. what do you think the problem is is? what would you do about it? >> well, i think right now we've got a major problem that we're just going broke. we have spending money we don't have. there is a real lack of common sense in the capital. you have had career politicians from both parties who have been in power a long time. they continue to spend and spe
bush administration. the 42-year-old cruz defeated his democratic challenger by a wide margin in the november election, with strong support from the tea party. he took the seat of republican kay bailey hutchison, who retired. over the weekend, cruz said he would find it "very difficult" to support chuck hagel for defense secretary. cruz charged the former nebraska senator had "advocated weakness" in his foreign policy views. i spoke with him last friday from capitol hill....
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. >> woodruff: the senate bill makes permanent the bush-era tax fits for 99% of families, those with incomes under $450,000 a year. anything over that amount would be taxed at a rate of 39.6%, up from the current 35. the agreement would raise the estate tax on large estates to 40%. but the payroll tax cut of the last two years would expire. the bill also extends unemployment benefits for a year and it stops a cut in medicare payments for physicians. the senate vote was a rare show of unity welcomed by leaders of both parties. >> as i said, this shouldn't be the model for how we do things around here. but i think we can say we've done some good for the country. >> in passing this agreement does not mean negotiations halt. far from it. we can all agree there's more work to be done. >> woodruff: president obama sounded a similar note in a statement saying, while neither democrats nor republicans got everything they wanted, this agreement is the right thing to do for our country and the house should pass it without delay. the president and house speaker john boehner had once talked of a
. >> woodruff: the senate bill makes permanent the bush-era tax fits for 99% of families, those with incomes under $450,000 a year. anything over that amount would be taxed at a rate of 39.6%, up from the current 35. the agreement would raise the estate tax on large estates to 40%. but the payroll tax cut of the last two years would expire. the bill also extends unemployment benefits for a year and it stops a cut in medicare payments for physicians. the senate vote was a rare show of...
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former president george h-w bush is showing signs of improvement. over the weekend the 88-year-old was moved out of intensive care at a houston hospital, where he'd been fighting off a fever. the 41st president was admitted on november 23 with what began as a bronchitis-related cough. the end of the year brought the end of the line for seven of the 32 head coaches in the national football league. the arizona cardinals, buffalo bills, chicago bears, cleveland browns, kansas city chiefs, philadelphia eagles, and san diego chargers all fired their coaches a day after the regular season ended. five teams also axed their general managers. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to ray. >> suarez: next, secretary of state hillary clinton was hospitalized yesterday after doctors discovered she had a blood clot. few details of her condition were initially released, but late today her doctors said the clot was located in a vein between her skull and brain. they stressed she did not suffer a stroke and is making excellent progress. dr. gholam mot
former president george h-w bush is showing signs of improvement. over the weekend the 88-year-old was moved out of intensive care at a houston hospital, where he'd been fighting off a fever. the 41st president was admitted on november 23 with what began as a bronchitis-related cough. the end of the year brought the end of the line for seven of the 32 head coaches in the national football league. the arizona cardinals, buffalo bills, chicago bears, cleveland browns, kansas city chiefs,...
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bush administration. he is not part of the campaign to save hagel's potential nomination. he says claims that gel is anti-israel are unfounded. >> he voted on some things that upset some pro-israeli folks, no question. but you look at the record, it's pretty much overwhelmingly pro- israel. and with only 6,000 jewish votes in nebraska, and i don't know how many evangelicals, it's not a critical issue for him in that respect. if he voted for israel, it's because he felt it was the right thing to do. he's a man of integrity. he does what he thinks is right. is he anti-israel? absolutely not. there is not shred of evidence of that. >> suarez: still, zakheim acknowledges the road to senate confirmation won't be an easy one for hagel, if he is nominated. >> he would have to convince senate republicans in particular, and republicans on the hill in general, that whatever he may have said in the past it's not what he feels now. >> there are real questions to be raised. >> suarez: retiring senator joe lieberman also hinted at a potentially difficult confirmation process in a recent
bush administration. he is not part of the campaign to save hagel's potential nomination. he says claims that gel is anti-israel are unfounded. >> he voted on some things that upset some pro-israeli folks, no question. but you look at the record, it's pretty much overwhelmingly pro- israel. and with only 6,000 jewish votes in nebraska, and i don't know how many evangelicals, it's not a critical issue for him in that respect. if he voted for israel, it's because he felt it was the right...
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but if we went back to the bush years the democrats were more inclined to say than the republicans that the government personally threatened them. now, they were worried about different things. they were worried about warrantless wiretaps and the loss of personal freedoms and a war against terrorism but there's kind of a regime effect but the public both right and left really are quite worried that government is going to threaten what the values and thing that they hold. >> woodruff: how has this changed over time since you've been polling. >> it's been an up-and-down thing. it relates to the things that are going on in the issues that are in play. >> woodruff: and we're showing -- i think this is the trust in government which is the other question i wanted to ask you out and we're showing how that started out in the 1960s at a high level and then -- >> really what that chart shows is that distrust in government has been endemic since the end of the 1960s of vietnam post-watergate era. it's largely been most people saying they can't trust government. we've had a number of factors our st
but if we went back to the bush years the democrats were more inclined to say than the republicans that the government personally threatened them. now, they were worried about different things. they were worried about warrantless wiretaps and the loss of personal freedoms and a war against terrorism but there's kind of a regime effect but the public both right and left really are quite worried that government is going to threaten what the values and thing that they hold. >> woodruff: how...
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bush. he's currently a senior adviser at the united states institute of peace. welcome to both of you. first, zbigniew brzezinski, your thoughts on john kerry as nominee for secretary of state? >> i think he's an absolutely top-notch choice. very good. experienced, solid, energetic with a broad vision and with a strong focus on trying to stabilize those parts of the world that are especially dangerous. i think he's practical, intelligent, well informed. >> brown: stephen hadley? >> he's in a way spent his whole life preparing for this job and it's good he did because he takes in the a very challenging time and i think he's going to have a lot of challenges before him. i think one of them is to prioritize where he's going to put his time. >> brown: well, you know, he spoke about the economy, getting the economy right first and foremost. he said "more than ever foreign policy is economic policy." did that sound right to you? >> i think that's right and i think this is a man who's grown up, really, in the political military side of foreign policy and national secur
bush. he's currently a senior adviser at the united states institute of peace. welcome to both of you. first, zbigniew brzezinski, your thoughts on john kerry as nominee for secretary of state? >> i think he's an absolutely top-notch choice. very good. experienced, solid, energetic with a broad vision and with a strong focus on trying to stabilize those parts of the world that are especially dangerous. i think he's practical, intelligent, well informed. >> brown: stephen hadley?...
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understand those jihadists are still in the town controlling the town and others have melted out into the bush. and i think that the great concern is while the french can stop the advance of the jihadis with air strikes and they can then do more with a ground assault alongside mallian forces what will then happen is that these jihadis, they'll melt away they'll go underground and then they'll come back. we've seen in the afghanistan, we've seen it in iraq. improvised explosive device, gorilla style attacks. >> brown: we heard reports of the arrival of the first african forces in mali. what's their mission and what's the expectation of the extent of the french military mission in the coming days? >> well, the french say that there will be 2,500 french forces here. we're talking about marines, foreign legion, air force, many of them trained in desert warfare in chad. others who've been in the ivory coast, so neighboring african countries. their job will be to spearhead this and to have these first assaults that we've seen over the last few days. the african troops will probably be in more of a p
understand those jihadists are still in the town controlling the town and others have melted out into the bush. and i think that the great concern is while the french can stop the advance of the jihadis with air strikes and they can then do more with a ground assault alongside mallian forces what will then happen is that these jihadis, they'll melt away they'll go underground and then they'll come back. we've seen in the afghanistan, we've seen it in iraq. improvised explosive device, gorilla...
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it's worth noting both republican and democrat attorneys general since the bush administration into the obama administration have argued that it is legal in terms of self-defense purposes to target individuals actively threatening the united states. and-- >> brown: in other countries. >> in other countries. >> brown: without declared wars. >> yes-- well, that's part of the issue here. we have an ongoing conflict with a terrorist organization that has declared jihad or war against the united states. >> what we don't know is we don't know to what extent this administration is relying on the 2001 report or nothing at all. the legal opinion drafted by the justice department now a couple of years ago has been so tightly held, that even senator widen, the number three ranking member of the senate intelligence committee-- which is supposed to have oversight-- is not allowed to see the opinion. and then the courts themselves are is not applying due process. they've declined to take want cases, the challenges to the program. so it means that there is a completely it's checks and balances that it
it's worth noting both republican and democrat attorneys general since the bush administration into the obama administration have argued that it is legal in terms of self-defense purposes to target individuals actively threatening the united states. and-- >> brown: in other countries. >> in other countries. >> brown: without declared wars. >> yes-- well, that's part of the issue here. we have an ongoing conflict with a terrorist organization that has declared jihad or...